An exciting opportunity for someone with previous clinical trials experience to join the Southampton Clinical Trials Unit (SCTU), within the University of Southampton, in an important role as Senior Trials Manager (STM) within the Early Diagnosis and Translational Group.
SCTU is a leading UK academic CTU located within the state‑of‑the‑art Centre for Cancer Immunology building at Southampton General Hospital. SCTU is a UKCRC registered CTU and is core‑funded by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) together with funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) via the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and Research Support Service (RSS).
SCTU has expertise in the design, conduct and publication of clinical trials and other well‑designed studies from first‑in‑human phase I to practice‑changing phase III trials to large early diagnosis observational studies with rich translational data. The portfolio covers 75 % cancer and 25 % non‑cancer studies across the spectrum of clinical practice, from primary care through to tertiary referral medicine, including pan‑cancer experimental therapeutics, surgery, radiotherapy and early diagnosis. Undertaking multi‑centre early and late phase clinical trials, we work nationally and internationally to create the evidence for patient benefit that will directly influence routine clinical practice in the NHS and overseas.
Responsibilities
- Lead the portfolio team to ensure effective delivery of the overall strategy and delivery priorities for SCTU.
- Manage resources and oversee financial management.
- Develop new trials, lead grant applications, and support protocol and study design.
- Anticipate and address potential issues or opportunities that could affect delivery and growth of the portfolio.
Qualifications
- Proven experience of running clinical trials, with a focus on multistakeholder studies collecting patient samples for analysis.
- Experience with new trial development.
The position is full‑time fixed term for 24 months.
Benefits: competitive salary, pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and other benefits.
For informal queries please contact Nicole Keyworth, Portfolio Lead, on n.e.keyworth@soton.ac.uk
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SCTU is a leading UK academic CTU located within the state‑of‑the‑art Centre for Cancer Immunology building at Southampton General Hospital. SCTU is a UKCRC registered CTU and is core‑funded by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) together with funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) via the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and Research Support Service (RSS).
SCTU has expertise in the design, conduct and publication of clinical trials and other well‑designed studies from first‑in‑human phase I to practice‑changing phase III trials to large early diagnosis observational studies with rich translational data. The portfolio covers 75 % cancer and 25 % non‑cancer studies across the spectrum of clinical practice, from primary care through to tertiary referral medicine, including pan‑cancer experimental therapeutics, surgery, radiotherapy and early diagnosis. Undertaking multi‑centre early and late phase clinical trials, we work nationally and internationally to create the evidence for patient benefit that will directly influence routine clinical practice in the NHS and overseas.
Responsibilities
- Lead the portfolio team to ensure effective delivery of the overall strategy and delivery priorities for SCTU.
- Manage resources and oversee financial management.
- Develop new trials, lead grant applications, and support protocol and study design.
- Anticipate and address potential issues or opportunities that could affect delivery and growth of the portfolio.
Qualifications
- Proven experience of running clinical trials, with a focus on multistakeholder studies collecting patient samples for analysis.
- Experience with new trial development.
The position is full‑time fixed term for 24 months.
Benefits: competitive salary, pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and other benefits.
For informal queries please contact Nicole Keyworth, Portfolio Lead, on n.e.keyworth@soton.ac.uk
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